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Chapter 9 - Editing Word Documents 2

Often in word processing, you will need to transfer information from one
document to another. Instead of having to retype or replace this information,
Word allows you to move a block of text, such as a word, sentence, paragraph,
page, document or graphic. Cut, Copy and Paste are time-saving features and
are located on the Standard Toolbar.

Cut, Copy and Paste in Word

Cut
Cut simply means to remove (select) texts or objects and place it on the clip
board for it to be pasted in a new location. Any time you cut an object, it is
placed in a temporary storage area called the Windows Clipboard.

Copy
Copy simply means to select texts or objects and place it on the clipboard for it
to be pasted in a new location

NB: Copying information is very similar to cutting information. Both
commands put your selected information in the Clipboard where you
can then paste it to a new location. The only difference between the two
commands is that Cut command deletes selected information when it
copies it to the clipboard while the Copy command, copies the selected

information to the clipboard without deleting it.

Paste

Paste simply means to place the contents of the clipboard to a new location.

Paste Options
Once the item has been pasted, you can determine the formatting by clicking the

Paste Options that appears just below your pasted selection. Check or deselect
any of the following options:
Keep Source Formatting: This maintains the text formatting of the
original document.
Match Destination Formatting: This format the pasted text to match

the text formatting in the document in which it was pasted.